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Sometimes a rash can occur by pulling off your wafer too fast. Sometimes we think the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310015/

Discussion: Urostomy: How do you care for skin under the wafer?

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Jul 23, 2020

Hi there, sorry to be late replying, and you may have already had your procedure. If...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/767780/

Discussion: Ileostomy or stoma scope: What can I expect?

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Oct 31, 2022

@lmiller116, welcome. You're asking great questions. I hope you saw the helpful tips from fellow ostomates...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234037/

Discussion: New to the Ileostomy world: Any tips?

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Feb 10 8:44pm

Best wishes to you in your new life with an ostomy. I've had an ileal conduit...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/957424/

Discussion: Bladder Cancer: How is a urostomy connected?

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Nov 1, 2023

What do you mean by 'skin' prep? I use Coloplast all the time and I do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091015/

Discussion: on coloplast pouches

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Jun 21, 2024

I would go along with the remeasure stoma and cut wafer appropriately. Are your wafers precut...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1071504/

Discussion: The base of stoma covered by wafer: Remedy?

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: May 20, 2024

I just had a thought… What if you used a pediatric urostomy pouch Over the leaking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1070829/

Discussion: Ostomy bag won't stick - fluid from belly button

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: May 19, 2024

We used a disposable colostomy bag system, two piece, with bags that snap off and on....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/992935/

Discussion: Questions about managing a Stoma Pouch

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Jan 7, 2024

Hi @blinken, I see this is your first post since joining. Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/316323/

Discussion: New Ostomy: Any help would be appreciated

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Nov 12, 2020

Hi @katydid77, The best way to care for your peri-stomal skin is with water. When you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310001/

Discussion: Urostomy: How do you care for skin under the wafer?

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: May 9, 2020

I have been using Coloplast Assura, extra extended (the clear barrier) for 20 years. I use...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093190/

Discussion: on coloplast pouches

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Jun 24, 2024

What is your method for changing your ostomy? I use stoma powder when needed, skin barrier...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1104290/

Discussion: Solving Leaking Pouch Problem

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

I totally understand about his worry, since I’ve had urostomy 41/2 years. It will happen; have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/290612/

Discussion: Neobladder Replacement vs. Stoma

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Feb 29, 2020

I am calling the part attached to the pouch as the wafer. This is a one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310011/

Discussion: Urostomy: How do you care for skin under the wafer?

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: May 17, 2020

Colostomy crash course for me. In 2013 I had a perf colon, emergency surgery removal of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/169510/

Discussion: Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Sep 15, 2018

I've had a urostomy for now 5+ years. I was given the neobladder option and elected...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/290617/

Discussion: Neobladder Replacement vs. Stoma

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Mar 2, 2020

Thank you. I found your advice from experience very helpful. The information is for my husband,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328847/

Discussion: Ileostomy leaks and skin care

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Dec 1, 2020

My concern about shaving is creating or exacerbating irritation under the wafer. I would call the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/290616/

Discussion: Neobladder Replacement vs. Stoma

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Mar 2, 2020

I second the use of tincture of benzoin. It is an old-fashioned remedy. I remembered having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/615573/

Discussion: New Ostomy: Any help would be appreciated

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Jul 10, 2021

What kinds of products have you tried using? For example do you use a flat wafer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/316316/

Discussion: New Ostomy: Any help would be appreciated

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Jul 23, 2020

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